In December 2006 Almschrift wrote:

Has anyone checked out the new blogger yet? The blogs look almost exactly the same, but the admin options have been improved quite a bit, and I'm loving it! I'll be making some administrative changes soon, specifically involving my privacy settings. This blog will be publicly available until January 31st, at which point I'll be testing out these new privacy settings. And this is where you come in.

I'm going to be tightening up the privacy options here so that only invited guests can view it. This means that anyone who views my blog will need to sign in with an email address. (...) For now, please let me know which email address (whether Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) you'd like me to use so that I can send you an email invitation to Almschrift. That email address will then be your log-in to this blog.

As you may also know, I've asked that everybody who wants to read Almschrift let me know so that I can pass along my address to them. I've also asked that nobody give my blog's address to anyone without passing it by me first - you know, I talk about personal things here from time to time, so I'd like to know who's reading this stuff. The same holds true after my blog switches over.

Just a quick note: I've sent out automated invitations to a number of people. If you haven't gotten one yet it could be because:

1) I don't have your email address.
2) The email landed in your spam folder.
3) You got my blog's address from a third party and I don't know that you've been reading it.

Whatever category you fit in, please get in touch with me so that I can add you to the list. Once you get an invitation it will look something like this:

The Blogger user MrsC has invited you to read the private blog: Almschrift.

To view this blog, visit:
http://www2.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=1234123412341234123412341234&blogID=#########

You'll need to sign in with a Google Account to confirm the invitation. If you don't have a Google Account yet, we'll show you how to get one in minutes, or you can view the blog as a guest for up to 30 days.

MrsC's blog was created using Blogger, a free service for easily communicating and sharing ideas on the web. To learn more about Blogger and starting your own free blog visit http://www2.blogger.com.

Just follow the instructions. A Blogger account is free, and should not result in you receiving newsletters or other spam messages. In two years of using Blogger I have not received a single email from them. Anyway, if you have any questions feel free to get in touch with me.

**For those of you who have already responded to my Blogger invitation: I have changed my blog url, and I will email you with the new one.**

Thank you!